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njucks
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 Posted - 08 Apr 2006 : 10:45:00
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since september 2005 when i first read about two african students in St. Petersburg, Russia attacked by skinned heads, i have been following these stories and it seems now almost every month atleast one african student is killed somehow in Russia.
in the new year they found a malian floating in the river, a cameronian was killed a month before. before him a tunisian, and before one from guinea bissau. it just goes on and on. unfortunately its not recieving much attention internationally.
Yesterday a senegalese student was shot dead whilst out with a group of friends!!!!
i think there are two problems here, these students are invited on scholarship and the failure of the Russian authorities to put an end to this.
but more importantly the collective FAILURE of african governments/embassies to protest at this madness is an even bigger problem.
i hope members of the bantaba will join me in condemming this stupidity.
you can read more and follow the links on the BBC website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4886298.stm
http://www.seneweb.com/news/article/1750.php
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Apr 2006 : 21:49:39
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I agree with you Njucks these murders need to stop. The first time these murders came to my attention in 1992, when a Zimbabwean friend of mine's old classmate was thrown out of the window of a Russia university. His murderers got of scot free. These killings are a travesty. African students need better protection, if the Russian Authorities can't gurantee adequate protection from their police forces at university campus. Then may its time for African countries to boycott Russian Scholarships altogether.
Ok this maybe a knee jerk reaction but enough is enough! The stabbing of the 9 year old Russian- Malian girl is inexcusable, sickening to the say the least. The Russian Authorities need to do something about this and international pressure applied. But unless the Russian Ethic Minorities Civil Rights gather momentum in Russia then these situations will continue to happen. It's ironic that Russian morbidity rates are the highest in Europe, and their birthrates are the lowest, and they need immigrants but look how they treat their immigrant population. It's disgraceful!!!
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Edited by - Sister Omega on 08 Apr 2006 22:02:01 |
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bamba
Sweden
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Posted - 08 Apr 2006 : 22:58:57
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If black African students are murdered in Russia every three or four months with impunity, then let them go out in groups and fight for their lives when attacked. Blacks have have to start fighting back in kind and stop giving the other cheek, for heaven sake!. Russians dont kill Arab students, do they?
Another disheartening aspect of this recurring tragedy is the total indifference of black African embassies in Russia. Black African diplomats enjoy their diplomatic status; buy cheap booze and run after prostitutes. Blacks do shun themselves.
Sadly, if even a Russian dog happens to be killed in black Africa, the whole world would stand still. Racial equality is a timeless enigma. |
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Galo Sowe
Sweden
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Posted - 10 Apr 2006 : 17:14:59
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The BBC site states that a man has been arrested over the murder. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4895250.stm
Its very sad to see how Africans loose their lives through senseless murders without any protest from our Governments.
Last october Morocco admitted its border guards shot dead Sub-Saharan African migrants trying to enter Europa whilst dumping countless others including Gambians in the Sahara desert without food or water.
What do we see next? The Moroccan king being invited to the Gambia last february without any protests. |
"Soldiers are experts at camouflage but that is on the battle field not the political one, were transparency is the watch word" Kaaniba |
Edited by - Galo Sowe on 10 Apr 2006 17:18:45 |
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salimina
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Posted - 10 Apr 2006 : 18:16:21
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Galo, thats our nature. We are too nice.How can jammeh kills in the name of national security and Every body including the oppositions stood and watch.Why cant they get up and demonstrate as well?Did jammeh own the gambia? I have read that they are organising a match pass in banjul in support of jammeh.On what ground? Killing people as he likes?
Where are the oppositions?Why cant they protest and see what he is going to do.I dont understand the softie, softie approach of gambians.Dictators all over understands only one language that is to challenge them what ever nonsense they do.
Even if we try to cox the oppositions again to honour their agreements, if they win the coming elctions, who is going to tell jammeh that you loose the elections?Who?when the whole country cannot even stand and look into jammehs eye.I think this is a joke.The oppositions should understand that Oppression costs the oppresssor too much if the oppressed stand up and protest. I think thats is only way to show jammeh that we are fed up.Otherwise lets brace for another five years.Silence is golden but in the face of incidence that does not merit it is of no virtue.
Galo, its very rare to get rid of a dictator in a softie, softie approach.Is high time to change the strategies otherwise we will have a capacity problem in the longrun(because we are loosing only the best).
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Galo Sowe
Sweden
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Posted - 10 Apr 2006 : 18:42:22
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| your are right the Gambian maslaha what you call "softie, softie approach" is one of the attitudes that has to change. The question is when are we ready? |
"Soldiers are experts at camouflage but that is on the battle field not the political one, were transparency is the watch word" Kaaniba |
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gambiabev
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Apr 2006 : 09:30:22
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Galo,
On BBC news we heard all about how the Moroccans treated the attempted migrants.... just dumping them in the Sahara as if they were rubbish! If fellow Africans treat each other this way....what hope is there????
Then in the next breath the Moroccan president is guest of honour in Gambia. CRAZY!
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kassma
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Posted - 18 Apr 2006 : 07:29:06
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Originally posted by salimina
Galo, thats our nature. We are too nice.How can jammeh kills in the name of national security and Every body including the oppositions stood and watch.Why cant they get up and demonstrate as well?Did jammeh own the gambia? I have read that they are organising a match pass in banjul in support of jammeh.On what ground? Killing people as he likes?
Where are the oppositions?Why cant they protest and see what he is going to do.I dont understand the softie, softie approach of gambians.Dictators all over understands only one language that is to challenge them what ever nonsense they do.
Even if we try to cox the oppositions again to honour their agreements, if they win the coming elctions, who is going to tell jammeh that you loose the elections?Who?when the whole country cannot even stand and look into jammehs eye.I think this is a joke.The oppositions should understand that Oppression costs the oppresssor too much if the oppressed stand up and protest. I think thats is only way to show jammeh that we are fed up.Otherwise lets brace for another five years.Silence is golden but in the face of incidence that does not merit it is of no virtue.
Galo, its very rare to get rid of a dictator in a softie, softie approach.Is high time to change the strategies otherwise we will have a capacity problem in the longrun(because we are loosing only the best).
i'm with you 100%. we try to be sooo nice that getting killed in the process is okay. what's disgusting is that our governments don't care enough to do anything, BUT, since we do have such softie approach to everything, we don't protest, we don't do anything, of course our governments don't do anything.
however, i'm thinking the senegalese government is in a good position to respond.
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kassma
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Posted - 18 Apr 2006 : 07:31:24
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Originally posted by Galo Sowe
your are right the Gambian maslaha what you call "softie, softie approach" is one of the attitudes that has to change. The question is when are we ready?
i think the new generation, especially me, is not willing to put up with nonsense. but we need the chance to prove ourselves and that is why our elders need to stand up for us now, get together and get rid of jammeh so tommorrow will have the possiblity of being different. |
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